UFC Brisbane FN 33 All Australia Assault Hippo Vs Bader

Brisbane will host an all Australian main card for UFC Fight Night 33 with the addition of Light Heavyweight Anthony 'Hippo' Perosh Vs Ryan Bader.

Perosh in his 14 Second finish of Vinny Magalhaes

A wish granted to the Hippo from UFC matchmakers as he called for a high ranked fighter on home grounds, along with the rallying 'Hippolites' (Perosh fans) for a bout with Bader.
21 seconds, the total fight time of Perosh's previous outings has him in a strong position to be in career best shape even at the tender age of 40, improved striking to stack up on a 3rd degree Jui Jitsu black belt will see Perosh head in to Brisbane with a chance of taking a big scalp in the light heavyweight ranks.


Ryan Bader who sits on the edge of the warrior packed LHW rankings is arguably in 'no mans land', 5 appearance's in the octagon since November 2011, consisting of  a 3-2 record with all 3 wins against fighter's who are no longer on the roster speaks volumes, especially when the 2 L's are against Lyoto Machida and most recently the hype train Glover Texeria.

Is it then the right match up for Bader to get a confidence boost in facing a Perosh, or has the Hippo received this biggest opportunity of his UFC Career.

The light heavyweight bout becomes the 5th added to the December 7 card, joining Hunt Vs Bigfoot, Te-Huna Vs Shogun, Palelei Vs Barry, Andrews Vs Hestar.